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Team MMD is enjoying our holiday break right now, but I\u2019m popping in from my quiet house to share a lazy-day collection of the interesting reads I enjoyed this week, plus a handful (okay, just two!) favorite things I\u2019m enjoying right now.<\/p>\n
I hope the next few days are what you need them to be, and that this collection of interesting reads and favorite things helps ease you into that welcome state of mind. <\/p>\n
I offer gift links for articles whenever possible (you may still need to create an account with the publication); if there\u2019s no gift link and you\u2019re not a subscriber, check to see if your library carries the publication or use a service like Pocket.<\/em><\/p>\n 26 years later, people are relating to\u00a0You\u2019ve Got Mail\u2019s <\/em>celebration of small life more than ever.<\/a><\/strong> (Glamour<\/em>) \u201cEphron spends a lot of time painting a picture of Kathleen\u2019s happy existence within an ecosystem of little shops. Kathleen\u2019s world is small. She walks to work at her little bookshop passing other charming local shops on the way. She knows everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n What Book Publishing Needs to Consider in 2025.<\/a><\/strong> (Publishing Confidential<\/em>) Media coverage, AI, tariffs, and more.<\/p>\n Our board game-loving friends gave us this fun game called Just One<\/a><\/strong> several years ago and it\u2019s become a holiday staple around here, perfect for cozy game nights at home and <\/em>friend and family gatherings. <\/p>\n Behold! 2024\u2019s Most Stunning Space Photos.<\/a><\/strong> (Scientific American<\/em>) WOW.<\/p>\n 50 Contemporary Poets on the Best Poems they Read in 2024.<\/a><\/strong> (LitHub<\/em>) Every single one is available to read for free online!<\/p>\n My favorite posts of 2024.<\/a><\/strong> (MMD<\/em>) The Modern Mrs Darcy posts that meant the most to me in 2024. <\/p>\n 10 Life Lessons for Grown-Ups From Children\u2019s Classics.<\/a><\/strong> (New York Times<\/em> gift link) \u201cIn the holiday spirit and with New Year\u2019s resolutions ahead, here are 10 enduring takeaways from some of the best children\u2019s books, which, like most great art, work for all ages.\u201d<\/p>\n These last days of the year are a great time to set up your 2025 book journal! I\u2019ll wager that my journal My Reading Life<\/a><\/strong><\/em> will do good things for your<\/em> reading life. Available from Target<\/a><\/strong>, Amazon<\/a><\/strong>, Bookshop<\/a><\/strong>, or wherever you like to buy your new books. <\/p>\n 11 Tiny Ways To Change Your Life Right Now.<\/a><\/strong> (Bustle<\/em>) \u201cIf you truly want to make a change in the new year, it\u2019s best to focus on small, manageable goals that are fun and easy to do. The real trick, though, lies in ensuring you choose new habits that\u2019ll show results right away.\u201d<\/p>\n We\u2019ve been baking up a storm all week, including this new-to-us recipe for Lemon-Turmeric Crinkle Cookies<\/a><\/strong> that was a refreshing change of pace, flavor-wise, from our usual holiday cookie selections. (NYT Cooking<\/em> gift link)<\/p>\n Ted Lasso\u2019s Christmas Episode Is A Sad Reminder Of What TV Shows Have Lost Thanks To Streaming.<\/a><\/strong> (ScreenRant<\/em>) We rewatched this episode this week and enjoyed it so much. \u201cStreaming platforms, in contrast to network TV shows, have much shorter seasons of just 6-12 episodes. With so few episodes, streaming shows are more serialized and wholly plot-driven by necessity. Because of this, they lose standalone episodes that lend depth to a show without having to drive the plot forward, like amazing TV Christmas episodes.\u201d <\/p>\n Reading for quality over quantity.<\/a><\/strong> (What Should I Read Next?<\/em>) Our final WSIRN episode of the year features a guest who lives on a Christmas tree farm! She\u2019s wrestling with an age-old dilemma: how to prioritize reading well (if slowly) when reading challenge culture goads us to prioritize reading more<\/em>. <\/p>\n Detroit-area library says Chicago man can keep overdue baseball book\u201450 years later.<\/a><\/strong> (AP<\/em>) \u201cChuck Hildebrandt, 63, of Chicago said he visited the public library in Warren while in town for Thanksgiving, carrying a book titled Baseball\u2019s Zaniest Stars.<\/em> He had borrowed it in 1974 as a 13-year-old \u2018baseball nut\u2019 but never returned it.\u201d<\/p>\n 20 riveting wilderness mystery and suspense novels.<\/a><\/strong> These gripping tales about detectives, park rangers, and hikers are perfect for enjoying indoors, preferably in front of a cozy fireplace.<\/p>\nFrom the backlist:<\/h3>\n